Microsoft Retires Skype After Two Decades, Shifts Focus to Teams

Microsoft announces that it will retire its long-standing communication platform, Skype, on May 5, 2025, as part of a strategic move to concentrate on its more recent offering, Microsoft Teams. This decision marks the end of an era for a service that revolutionized internet-based communication since its launch in 2003.

Skype, acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion, was once synonymous with video calling and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. Over the years, however, the platform faced stiff competition from emerging services like Zoom, WhatsApp. . .